9
Oct
‘Do not go near a wizards’ tomb’, it is said, ‘for they sleep unquietly and may stir in their slumber’. Throughout the Known World, the burial sites of wizards are avoided for fear of the mage having survived beyond the grave.
But it is not just mages who become undead. Priests, wizards and certain Spirits can command the bodies of the dead to rise.
The first magical weapons were probably created in the Hero Age. In this time of wonders, the children of the Spirits had great magical power. This power was used to create mighty castles, strange creatures and weapons and tools of legendary power.
These legendary artefacts may still exist in the Known World. Certainly, many a king has sent adventurers and mercenaries to seek these items of power. There are, however, other types of magical weapons in the world. Read more
11
Aug
The Great Spirits animate the world. They are its breath, its mind, its very essence. But there are other types of spirit. The Celenosi philosopher Thimeus insists that there are at least three kinds of spirit – not counting spirits of man and animal.
